MYTH OF POSEIDON
The son of the Titans Cronus and Rhea, Poseidon was swallowed at birth by his father. He was saved by his brother Zeus, who tricked Cronus into taking potion that caused him to vomit up Poseidon.
Poseidon later joined Zeus and Hades in overthrowing Cronus, and the three brothers then divided the universe among themselves. Zeus recived the sky, Hader ruled underworld and Poseidon became god of the seas.
Although Zeus was king of gods, Poseidon often assorted his independence. Once he even plotted with the goddesses Hera and Athena to overthrow Zeus. Together they managed to put Zeus in chains. However, the sea goddess Thetis saved Zeus by bringing a Giant from Tartarus (a realm beneath underworld) to release the king of gods from the chains. As punishment for this rebelion, Zeus made Poseidon serve as a slave to king Laomedon of Troy for a year. During this time, Poseidon helped build great walls around the city. When the king refused to pay for this work, Poseidon took revenge by siding the Greeks against Troy in the Troyan war.
